Spirometry technique Spirometric patterns Baseline ... professional explains clearly to the smoker that the most effective step they could take to improve their health would be to stop smoking ...

Spirometry is the only recognized method of definitively diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1 It also gives patients and physicians a reliable way of tracking the progression ...

However, there are indications in the literature that spirometry performed in the general practice setting may be inaccurate. General practitioners and practice assistants from 61 Dutch general ...

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) was associated with the development of airway obstruction over 10 years of follow-up, independent of smoking habits, with comparable odds for disease ...